On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 42 .702 --
Athletics 85 55 .607 13.5
Senators 82 55 .599 15.0
Indians 78 59 .569 19.0
Tigers 68 69 .496 29.0
Browns 57 80 .416 40.0
White Sox 43 92 .319 53.0
Red Sox 39 99 .283 58.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 56 .594 --
Pirates 77 62 .554 5.5
Dodgers 73 67 .521 10.0
Phillies 71 69 .507 12.0
Braves 69 72 .489 14.5
Cardinals 64 74 .464 18.0
Giants 63 74 .460 18.5
Reds 58 83 .411 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Samuel Byrd 5
1 Kiddo Davis 5
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 5
2 Samuel Byrd 3
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Gil English 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Woody English 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Brown 0.67
1 Mel Harder 0.67
3 Tommy Bridges 0.46
4 Pat Malone 0.43
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Ed Durham 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 8
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Lefty Gomez 6
4 Jumbo Brown 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .374
2 Jimmie Foxx .361
3 Babe Ruth .347
4 Lou Gehrig .346
5 Chuck Klein .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 147
2 Al Simmons 143
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Babe Ruth 135
5 Don Hurst 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Roy Johnson 20
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.65
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Carl Hubbell 2.69
5 Red Lucas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 General Crowder 21
3 Lon Warneke 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 183
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Lefty Gomez 172
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Wilcy Moore 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Chief Hogsett 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .436
2 Sam Rice .436
3 Pie Traynor .434
4 Lefty O'Doul .429
5 Jimmie Foxx .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Eric McNair 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 21
2 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Eric McNair 18
4 Bill Cissell 17
4 Tony Lazzeri 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Kiddo Davis 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Bill Cissell 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Snipe Hansen 0.84
2 Bill Walker 1.20
3 Larry French 1.22
4 Ray Benge 1.29
5 Sarge Connally 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Larry French 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Lefty Gomez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Tex Carleton 17
3 Pat Malone 16
4 Bump Hadley 14
4 Red Ruffing 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Joe Shaute 3
3 Wilcy Moore 2
3 George Uhle 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .415
2 Bill Terry .415
3 Babe Ruth .392
4 Bob Seeds .392
5 Dale Alexander .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Eric McNair 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Tony Lazzeri 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
1 Bill Cissell 6
1 Kiddo Davis 6
1 Liz Funk 6
1 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.98
2 Larry French 1.51
3 Firpo Marberry 1.66
4 Lefty Grove 2.00
5 Bud Tinning 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Guy Bush 6
2 General Crowder 6
2 Lefty Grove 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 48
2 Lefty Grove 45
3 Tex Carleton 36
4 Red Ruffing 34
5 Pat Malone 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Joe Shaute 3
2 George Uhle 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .377
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Bill Terry .346
4 Babe Ruth .343
5 Chuck Klein .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
1 Al Simmons 158
3 Jimmie Foxx 157
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 40
2 Gee Walker 27
3 Lu Blue 24
4 Roy Johnson 22
5 Frankie Frisch 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.33
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Steve Swetonic 2.79
5 Red Lucas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 201
2 Red Ruffing 199
3 Lefty Grove 189
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Ray Benge 7
4 2 others tied 7